According to a new Gallup poll:
46% of Americans believe in creationism - defined as: God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so.
32% of Americans believe in theistic evolution - defined as: Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided this process
15% of Americans believe in evolution - defined as: Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God had no part in this process,
Of people who attend church weekly:
66% believe in creationism
25% believe in thesitic evolution
3% believe in evolution
Republicans are more likely to believe in creationism.
Democrats are more likely to believe in evolution.
And equal proportions of Republicans and Democrats believe in theistic evolution.
The better eductated you are, the greater the chance you accept evolution.
The less educated you are, the more likely it is you believe in Creationism.
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